LOS ANGELES Li Liu, 27, a Chinese national living in Los Angeles’ Koreatown and known by multiple aliases, was sentenced Thursday to 28 months in federal prison for laundering about $3.5 million…
Feds Seek Death Penalty Against Woman Who Allegedly Murdered Border Patrol Agent
A federal grand jury in the District of Vermont has returned a four-count superseding indictment charging Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Seattle, with murdering a U.S. Border Patrol agent, assaulting two others with…
Honduran National Sent to Prison for 19 Years for International Drug Trafficking
A Honduran national was sentenced Thursday to over 18 years in prison for participating in an international drug trafficking conspiracy, according to authorities. Carlos Humberto Henriquez Gomez, 57, of San Pedro Sula,…
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ALBUQUERQUE John Lopez, 74, wasn’t a financial genius—he was a silver-hoarding con man who sold Northern New Mexico and Arizona investors a dream, then buried their money in his basement, authorities announced…
New Mexico Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Operation
ALBUQUERQUE Orangie Lee Fisher, 37, is headed to federal prison for more than a decade after federal agents dismantled his role in a fentanyl and meth pipeline running through southern New Mexico,…
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Live Turtles as “Plastic Toys”
BUFFALO, N.Y. Wei Qiang Lin, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to smuggling hundreds of protected turtles to Hong Kong by hiding them in socks and falsely labeling the shipments as “plastic animal toys,”…
Postal Thief Turned Instagram Show-Off Faces 30 Years
LOS ANGELES A former Torrance letter carrier pleaded guilty to stealing checks and bank cards from the mail for three years, then using and selling them to fund luxury shopping sprees and…
JUST SAYING: 100,000 Violent Fugitives in 50 States —According to U.S. Marshals’
REPORT: MILITARY PLANNING NAT GUARD DEPLOYMENT TO DC — HUFFINGTON POST (HUFFINGTON POST PHOTO) ********* JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ America has over 100,000 violent criminals on the loose, but ICE…
Film Production Accountant Indicted for $1.9 Million Embezzlement
LOS ANGELES Federal prosecutors have charged Joshua Mandel, 46, of Woodland Hills, with six counts of wire fraud, accusing him of embezzling more than $1.9 million from independent film productions between 2019…
Guatemalan Mayor Extradited to United States on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge
Former Guatemalan mayor Romeo Ramos Cruz, 57, made his first appearance in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after being extradited from Guatemala on Aug. 4, officials announced this week….
Six Ex-Cult Leaders Sentenced for Years of Forcing Children to Work Unpaid for Up to 16 Hours a Day
A federal judge in Kansas sentenced Kaaba Majeed, 51, to 10 years in prison for forcing Co-defendants received the following sentences for forced labor conspiracy: Yunus Rassoul, 39 – five years’ probation…